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diff --git a/doc/emacs/files.texi b/doc/emacs/files.texi index a7cc57e4e94..c7d3b40f9d1 100644 --- a/doc/emacs/files.texi +++ b/doc/emacs/files.texi @@ -1021,13 +1021,16 @@ separate file, without altering the file you actually use. This is called @dfn{auto-saving}. It prevents you from losing more than a limited amount of work if the system crashes. +@vindex auto-save-no-message When Emacs determines that it is time for auto-saving, it considers each buffer, and each is auto-saved if auto-saving is enabled for it -and it has been changed since the last time it was auto-saved. The -message @samp{Auto-saving...} is displayed in the echo area during -auto-saving, if any files are actually auto-saved. Errors occurring -during auto-saving are caught so that they do not interfere with the -execution of commands you have been typing. +and it has been changed since the last time it was auto-saved. When +the @code{auto-save-no-message} variable is set to @code{nil} (the +default), the message @samp{Auto-saving...} is displayed in the echo +area during auto-saving, if any files are actually auto-saved; to +disable these messages, customize the variable to a non-@code{nil} +value. Errors occurring during auto-saving are caught so that they do +not interfere with the execution of commands you have been typing. @menu * Files: Auto Save Files. The file where auto-saved changes are |